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Table 1 Clinicopathologic Features and Genotyping Data in 15 choriocarcinomas

From: Using short tandem repeat analysis for choriocarcinoma diagnosis: a case series

Case N

Age (y)

Clinical Presentation

β-hCG at Presentation (mIU/mL)

gestation history

antecedent gestation

Specimen

Diagnosis

Genotyping

causative pregnancy

Therapy, Disease Status, Follow-up (mo)

1

28

Vaginal bleeding,

2770

G4P1

Term(2 y ago)

IA(3y,1y ago)

Missed abortion (2 monthes ago)

Hysterectomy

tumor

CC

Gestational

Biparental,XX

abortion/ term

TP (4 cycles); +EME-CO (4 cycles);+EP-EMA(3 cycles)+

Hysterectomy; NED (33)

2

32

Vaginal bleeding,

37,382

G3P1

Term(10 y ago)

MA(8 y ago)

Missed abortion (4 monthes ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Occult Homozygous

CHM

TP (2 cycles)

NED (25)

3

32

Vaginal bleeding,

6067

G4P2

Pre tern(13 y ago)

Term(12,2y ago)

Missed abortion (14 monthes ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational

Biparental,XY

missed abortion

/ term

TP (4 cycles); +EME-CO (6 cycles);+ Hysterectomy

NED (44)

4

10

lower abdominal,

pain; Vaginal bleeding,

297,475

G0P0

no

Ovary, pelvic tumor

CC

Nongestational (tumor matches maternal tissue)

no

BEP(6 cycles)

Lost to follow-up(6)

5

55

Vaginal bleeding,

531

G3P1

CHM,(7 y ago)

Uterine curetting

+ mole

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

antecedent

Homozygous

CHM

MTX(3 cycles), Hysterectomy,

NED(23)

6

34

Vaginal bleeding,

22,586

G2P2

Term(12 y ago)

Term(4 weeks ago)

Uterine curetting

+ placenta

CC

Gestational Biparental,XY

Term

pregnancy

EME-CO (7 cycles)

NED (23)

7

37

rising β-HCG

98

G3P2,

CHM(7 y ago)

Term(5 y ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Heterzygous

CHM

EME-CO (7 cycles)

NED (23)

8

37

lower abdominal pain

118

G5P1

Term(10 y ago)

SA(12y、5 y ago)

IA(13y、2 y ago)

IA(2 y ago)

Right ovary

CC

Gestational, androgenetic XX

Occult Homozygous

CHM

EME-CO (7 cycles)

NED (29)

9

23

rising β-HCG

160

G2P1

CHM,(9 monthes ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Homozygous

CHM

MTX(4 cycles), 5-FU* (4 cycles),

EMA-CO (4 cycles)

NED (45)

10

21

lower abdominal pain

> 800,000

G0P0

no

Pelvic tumor

+Concurrent placenta

CC

Gestational, (biparental XY+

Androgenetic XX)

Occult Homozygous

CHM/ twim one

CHM

EMA-CO (3 cycles)

Termination chemothrapy,

NED (51)

11

20

Vaginal bleeding,

18,973

G0P0

no

Right ovary

CC

Gestational,

Biparental,XY

Occult

SP

EMA-CO (7 cycles)

NED (60)

12

35

Vaginal bleeding, + rising β-HCG

14,774

G6P2 DA(10y,10y,12y,

12y ago)

Term(5y ago)

Term(8 weeks ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Occult Heterzygous

CHM

MTX(3 cycles) + ACTD(5 cycles)

NED (10)

13

31

Vaginal bleeding,

> 1000

G1P1

Term(12 weeks ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational,

Biparental,XX

Term

pregnancy

EMA (6ycles) + TP (4ycles)

NED (8)

14

54

lower abdominal pain

9135

G4P1 IA(32y,

31y,28y,ago)

Term(29y ago)

CHM,(2 monthes ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Homozygous

CHM

EMA-CO(2 cycles) +

TP(2 cycles) + Hysterectomy

NED (5)

15

28

Vaginal bleeding

21,154

G6P1 IA(5y,

4y,3y,2y,2y ago)

Term(8 weeks ago)

Uterine curetting

CC

Gestational, androgenetic, XX

Occult Homozygous

CHM

MTX (4 cycles)

NED (7)

  1. BEP bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin, CC Choriocarcinoma, DA drug abortion, EMA etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, EMA-CO etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, IA induced abortion, MA missed abortion, NED no evidence of disease, SA spontaneous abortion, TP, paclitaxel-cisplatin